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C'est un résultat surprenant pour l'équipe.

C'est un résultat surprenant pour l'équipe.
It is a surprising result for the team.
From Lesson 157:Present participles as adjectives (-ant)·French

Questions & Answers about C'est un résultat surprenant pour l'équipe.

Since surprenant comes from a verb, does its spelling change if it describes a feminine or plural noun?
Yes! When a present participle (ending in -ant) is used as an adjective, it acts just like a regular adjective and must agree with the noun it describes. Here, un résultat is masculine singular, so surprenant stays as is. If it were a feminine noun like une victoire (a victory), it would become surprenante. If it were plural, you would add an -s.
Why is surprenant placed after the noun résultat?
In French, adjectives formed from verbs (verbal adjectives) almost always follow the noun they modify. This is why it is un résultat surprenant and not un surprenant résultat.
What verb does surprenant come from, and how is it formed?
It comes from surprendre, which means to surprise. To form this -ant word, you take the nous form of the present tense (surprenons), drop the -ons, and add -ant.
Why do we use C'est here instead of Il est to say "It is"?
You use c'est when it is followed by a determiner (like un, le, or mon) and a noun. Because we are introducing the noun phrase un résultat, we must use c'est. You would only use il est if the adjective stood alone without a noun, for example: Il est surprenant (It is surprising).

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